| Victoria Park | |
|---|---|
| Native name Barrambin | |
.jpg) Victoria Park in 2008 | |
| Location | Spring Hill and Herston, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°27′17″S 153°01′29″E / 27.4546°S 153.0248°E |
| Settlement | 1840s |
| Owner | Brisbane City Council |
| Type | State heritage (built, landscape) |
| Designated | 3 December 2007 |
| Reference no. | 602493 |
| Significant period | 1870s (fabric) 1870s–ongoing (historical use) |
  Location of Victoria Park in Queensland  Victoria Park, Brisbane (Australia) | |
Victoria Park, also known by its Turrbal name of Barrambin,[1][2] is a heritage-listed park located in Spring Hill and Herston in Brisbane, Australia. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 3 December 2007.[3] The site was formerly a public golf course that opened in November 1931, before it was converted back to a park in June 2021 as part of redevelopment works.[4][5]
Prior to colonisation, Victoria Park was a traditional meeting place of local groups and the site of cultural gatherings with approximately 400 people residing on the land. Following the establishment of Brisbane, Aboriginal groups continued to camp in what had now become known as York's Hollow after the name a leader an Aboriginal tribe camped there was referred to as the Duke of York. Several killings of Aboriginal people and burning of camps occurred in the 1850s and 1860s, as well as individual killings of Aboriginal Elders.
- ^ "Victoria Park / Barrambin Draft Master Plan". Brisbane City Council. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
The area now contained within the park was an extensive Aboriginal camp and is a significant European contact and cultural site. In 2008, Victoria Park was given the dual name of Barrambin following engagement with the local Turrbal group.
- ^ Moore, Tony (13 December 2020). "'Really rich Indigenous history': Victoria Park's future to celebrate its past". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Victoria Park (entry 602493)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Victoria Park Golf Course Turns 85". Victoria Park. n.d. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ O'Flaherty, Antonia; Austin, Steve (26 May 2021). "Victoria Park golf course to close on June 30 then reopen as public parkland". ABC News. Retrieved 8 January 2023.